The motivations behind these initiatives are inextricably linked to the manner of funding them. What constitutes an acceptable way to get funding is as much a question of the integrity of the intention as it is a question of survival… It is also my hope that by publishing the anecdotes and experiences of the people who run these spaces that the creative ideas and strategies will become a resource to anyone currently running an independent project or thinking of starting one up.

Leon Neyfakh calls out the vagery and BS that gives art a bad rap. It would be so refreshing if this type of language was cut out of the art world. But it’s a fine line. Sometimes the things that artists are exploring are pretty vague and broad. But that doesn’t necessarily make their work bad.